Virtual currency exchange forum
1、 Different definitions:
1. virtual currency:
virtual currency refers to non real currency
digital currency:digital currency is an alternative currency in the form of electronic currency. Both digital gold coin and cryptocurrency belong to digiccy
3. Cryptocurrency:
cryptocurrency is a kind of transaction medium that uses cryptography principles to ensure transaction security and control the creation of transaction units
4. Token (token):
a kind of article whose shape and size are similar to currency, but the scope of use is limited and has no currency effect, and its token is the homonym of token in English
Second, the characteristics are different:1; It can also be said that virtual currency is personalized currency. In another way, it can also be called information currency
2. Digital currency:
is an unregulated and digital currency, which is usually issued and managed by developers and accepted and used by members of specific virtual communities
Cryptocurrency:cryptocurrency is based on the decentralized consensus mechanism, which is opposite to the banking and financial system relying on the centralized regulatory system
4. Token (token):
usually needs to be exchanged for money, used in shops, playgrounds, mass transportation and other places, as a voucher to use services and exchange goods
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at present, digital currency is more like an investment proct, because it lacks a strong guarantee agency to maintain its price stability, and its role as a value measure has not yet appeared, so it can not be used as a means of payment. As an investment proct, digital currency cannot develop without trading platform, operating company and investment company
digital currency is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the blockchain technology it relies on has been decentralized and can be used in other fields except digital currency, which is one of the reasons why bitcoin is popular; On the other hand, if digital currency is widely used by the public as a kind of currency, it will have a huge impact on the effectiveness of monetary policy, financial infrastructure, financial market and financial stability
moreover, the above contracts are based on the index, so the cost of bursting positions is high. It's not like okex is a dog farm, forced to explode.
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at the same time, it can provide mutual trust for transactions by using trusted self-executive code, so as to rece uncertainty and promote digital transfer and asset transactions
bitcoin is the most well-known blockchain as an encryption currency that uses blockchain technology to realize alternative payment. Bitcoin is a kind of unlicensed blockchain, also known as public blockchain, which does not restrict the identity of users who consume bitcoin or participate in verifying the authenticity of transfer blocks in the blockchain (an energy intensive process, also known as "mining"). These miners get token, or bitcoin, in return, and given that everyone can view the block (though anonymously), the blockchain itself is somewhat transparent
bitcoin is controversial and banned by many countries e to user anonymity to a large extent. However, it is worth noting that the anonymity and energy use of bitcoin are its own characteristics, not the characteristics of the whole blockchain technology.
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